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so when was the last time that you
so when was the last time that you pulled a face come on I want you all to
pulled a face come on I want you all to
pulled a face come on I want you all to join me turn to the person sitting next
join me turn to the person sitting next
join me turn to the person sitting next to you look them deeply in the eye and
to you look them deeply in the eye and
to you look them deeply in the eye and on the count of three I want you to pull
on the count of three I want you to pull
on the count of three I want you to pull the silliest craziest face that you can
the silliest craziest face that you can
the silliest craziest face that you can are you ready I’m going to do it – I’m
are you ready I’m going to do it – I’m
are you ready I’m going to do it – I’m being streamed on the Internet so come
being streamed on the Internet so come
being streamed on the Internet so come on one two three now those of you that
on one two three now those of you that
on one two three now those of you that did it you found that quite good fun
did it you found that quite good fun
did it you found that quite good fun didn’t you yeah well I’m here to tell
didn’t you yeah well I’m here to tell
didn’t you yeah well I’m here to tell you that just by pulling the face you
you that just by pulling the face you
you that just by pulling the face you could actually save someone’s life to
could actually save someone’s life to
could actually save someone’s life to explain I want you to imagine that
explain I want you to imagine that
explain I want you to imagine that you’re out with a friend you’re having a
you’re out with a friend you’re having a
you’re out with a friend you’re having a lovely time when all of a sudden they
lovely time when all of a sudden they
lovely time when all of a sudden they collapse they’re on the ground you can
collapse they’re on the ground you can
collapse they’re on the ground you can see that they’re unconscious you can
see that they’re unconscious you can
see that they’re unconscious you can hear that their breathing isn’t quite
hear that their breathing isn’t quite
hear that their breathing isn’t quite right what are you going to do how are
right what are you going to do how are
right what are you going to do how are you gonna feel what skills have you got
you gonna feel what skills have you got
you gonna feel what skills have you got to keep them safe until help arrives you
to keep them safe until help arrives you
to keep them safe until help arrives you see I work in an intensive care unit and
see I work in an intensive care unit and
see I work in an intensive care unit and I’ve spoken to hundreds of families that
I’ve spoken to hundreds of families that
I’ve spoken to hundreds of families that have been in that exact situation and I
have been in that exact situation and I
have been in that exact situation and I keep hearing the same words I was scared
keep hearing the same words I was scared
keep hearing the same words I was scared I felt helpless I didn’t know what to do
I felt helpless I didn’t know what to do
I felt helpless I didn’t know what to do I was worried I was going to make things
I was worried I was going to make things
I was worried I was going to make things worse well I’ve got to be honest with
worse well I’ve got to be honest with
worse well I’ve got to be honest with you in that situation there’s not an
you in that situation there’s not an
you in that situation there’s not an awful lot you can do to make things any
awful lot you can do to make things any
awful lot you can do to make things any worse the research tells us that most
worse the research tells us that most
worse the research tells us that most people struggle to do anything beyond
people struggle to do anything beyond
people struggle to do anything beyond calling an ambulance
calling an ambulance
calling an ambulance and that means that the families that I
and that means that the families that I
and that means that the families that I speak to have to live with the fact that
speak to have to live with the fact that
speak to have to live with the fact that if they’ve just been able to do
if they’ve just been able to do
if they’ve just been able to do something then maybe just maybe things
something then maybe just maybe things
something then maybe just maybe things might have turned out differently you
might have turned out differently you
might have turned out differently you see thousands of people collapse every
see thousands of people collapse every
see thousands of people collapse every year it happens for all sorts of reasons
year it happens for all sorts of reasons
year it happens for all sorts of reasons strokes head injuries overdoses even
strokes head injuries overdoses even
strokes head injuries overdoses even really common things like diabetes
really common things like diabetes
really common things like diabetes now when someone collapses they can
now when someone collapses they can
now when someone collapses they can often struggle to breathe and that’s
often struggle to breathe and that’s
often struggle to breathe and that’s because the neck muscles relax the
because the neck muscles relax the
because the neck muscles relax the tongue flops back and it stops the air
tongue flops back and it stops the air
tongue flops back and it stops the air getting into the lungs you may have
getting into the lungs you may have
getting into the lungs you may have heard that described as swallowing your
heard that described as swallowing your
heard that described as swallowing your tongue well it’s really dangerous
tongue well it’s really dangerous
tongue well it’s really dangerous because as we’ve heard just a few
because as we’ve heard just a few
because as we’ve heard just a few minutes without oxygen and the heart
minutes without oxygen and the heart
minutes without oxygen and the heart stops and you get brain damage so the
stops and you get brain damage so the
stops and you get brain damage so the real tragedy of this situation is that
real tragedy of this situation is that
real tragedy of this situation is that the thing that caused the person to
the thing that caused the person to
the thing that caused the person to collapse in the first place may actually
collapse in the first place may actually
collapse in the first place may actually be fairly easy to treat in hospital but
be fairly easy to treat in hospital but
be fairly easy to treat in hospital but by the time the ambulance gets there
by the time the ambulance gets there
by the time the ambulance gets there it’s often too late
it’s often too late
it’s often too late well what I’m here to do is to tell you
well what I’m here to do is to tell you
well what I’m here to do is to tell you that you can all open up those Airways
that you can all open up those Airways
that you can all open up those Airways just by pulling a face that’s right just
just by pulling a face that’s right just
just by pulling a face that’s right just by pulling a face you can actually save
by pulling a face you can actually save
by pulling a face you can actually save someone’s life now admittedly you do
someone’s life now admittedly you do
someone’s life now admittedly you do have to pull the other person’s face not
have to pull the other person’s face not
have to pull the other person’s face not your own that would be too easy and you
your own that would be too easy and you
your own that would be too easy and you do have to pull this face
do have to pull this face
do have to pull this face okay so again I want you to join me I
okay so again I want you to join me I
okay so again I want you to join me I want you to actually do this so turn to
want you to actually do this so turn to
want you to actually do this so turn to the person next to you or if you’re a
the person next to you or if you’re a
the person next to you or if you’re a bit shy just practice on yourself okay
bit shy just practice on yourself okay
bit shy just practice on yourself okay just put one hand on the forehead and
just put one hand on the forehead and
just put one hand on the forehead and tilt the head back but the other hand
tilt the head back but the other hand
tilt the head back but the other hand just under the jaw and tilt the jaw up
just under the jaw and tilt the jaw up
just under the jaw and tilt the jaw up and that’s it and what it does is it
and that’s it and what it does is it
and that’s it and what it does is it pulls the tongue forward relieving that
pulls the tongue forward relieving that
pulls the tongue forward relieving that blockage and allowing air to get into
blockage and allowing air to get into
blockage and allowing air to get into the lungs and what I absolutely love
the lungs and what I absolutely love
the lungs and what I absolutely love about that technique is that anyone can
about that technique is that anyone can
about that technique is that anyone can do it you don’t need any strength you
do it you don’t need any strength you
do it you don’t need any strength you don’t need any super skills a child can
don’t need any super skills a child can
don’t need any super skills a child can do it the frail and the elderly can do
do it the frail and the elderly can do
do it the frail and the elderly can do it and now you can all do it you can all
it and now you can all do it you can all
it and now you can all do it you can all do something that can literally be the
do something that can literally be the
do something that can literally be the difference between life and death and if
difference between life and death and if
difference between life and death and if you can learn that in just a few minutes
you can learn that in just a few minutes
you can learn that in just a few minutes can you just imagine what you could
can you just imagine what you could
can you just imagine what you could learn by going on a full life support
learn by going on a full life support
learn by going on a full life support course and the best bit is is much much
course and the best bit is is much much
course and the best bit is is much much easier than you think
easier than you think
easier than you think I’ll give you an exam
I’ll give you an exam
I’ll give you an exam or CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation is
or CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation is
or CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation is what we do when someone’s collapsed but
what we do when someone’s collapsed but
what we do when someone’s collapsed but they’re just not breathing effectively
they’re just not breathing effectively
they’re just not breathing effectively enough well you can think of that as
enough well you can think of that as
enough well you can think of that as just jumping on their chest but instead
just jumping on their chest but instead
just jumping on their chest but instead of using your legs you use your arms and
of using your legs you use your arms and
of using your legs you use your arms and how fast you go where you go pretty fast
how fast you go where you go pretty fast
how fast you go where you go pretty fast you go to the beat of stayin alive by
you go to the beat of stayin alive by
you go to the beat of stayin alive by the Bee Gees and no I’m not going to
the Bee Gees and no I’m not going to
the Bee Gees and no I’m not going to sing it okay thanks my point is that
sing it okay thanks my point is that
sing it okay thanks my point is that anyone can learn life support and we
anyone can learn life support and we
anyone can learn life support and we know that it’s effective a bystander
know that it’s effective a bystander
know that it’s effective a bystander starting CPR doubles the chances of
starting CPR doubles the chances of
starting CPR doubles the chances of someone surviving a cardiac arrest now I
someone surviving a cardiac arrest now I
someone surviving a cardiac arrest now I can understand there’s going to be one
can understand there’s going to be one
can understand there’s going to be one or two people in here who is still not
or two people in here who is still not
or two people in here who is still not yet convinced so I want to just try and
yet convinced so I want to just try and
yet convinced so I want to just try and think of this in a slightly different
think of this in a slightly different
think of this in a slightly different way everyone in here I’m fairly certain
way everyone in here I’m fairly certain
way everyone in here I’m fairly certain at some point in their lives is wanting
at some point in their lives is wanting
at some point in their lives is wanting to have a superpower am i right yeah
to have a superpower am i right yeah
to have a superpower am i right yeah well why do superheroes have superpowers
well why do superheroes have superpowers
well why do superheroes have superpowers isn’t it to help people and save lives
isn’t it to help people and save lives
isn’t it to help people and save lives well if that’s the case all of you now
well if that’s the case all of you now
well if that’s the case all of you now have superpowers because that maneuver
have superpowers because that maneuver
have superpowers because that maneuver saves lives so why stop there why not go
saves lives so why stop there why not go
saves lives so why stop there why not go on a full life support course and learn
on a full life support course and learn
on a full life support course and learn more super powers and the great thing is
more super powers and the great thing is
more super powers and the great thing is that nowadays there’s so many online
that nowadays there’s so many online
that nowadays there’s so many online resources and videos and apps that you
resources and videos and apps that you
resources and videos and apps that you can learn everything you need to learn
can learn everything you need to learn
can learn everything you need to learn in the same way that you might watch a
in the same way that you might watch a
in the same way that you might watch a TED talk in fact on your tables you
TED talk in fact on your tables you
TED talk in fact on your tables you might find some DVDs that teach you the
might find some DVDs that teach you the
might find some DVDs that teach you the same thing the other thing I want to
same thing the other thing I want to
same thing the other thing I want to stress on you is that this is
stress on you is that this is
stress on you is that this is information that you need to share so
information that you need to share so
information that you need to share so take your kids take your parents take
take your kids take your parents take
take your kids take your parents take everyone you know and go and learn this
everyone you know and go and learn this
everyone you know and go and learn this stuff the reason well who’s going to
stuff the reason well who’s going to
stuff the reason well who’s going to look after you if you’re the one that
look after you if you’re the one that
look after you if you’re the one that collapses now I have to be honest with
collapses now I have to be honest with
collapses now I have to be honest with you I have my own reasons for wanting
you I have my own reasons for wanting
you I have my own reasons for wanting you to learn this stuff
you to learn this stuff
you to learn this stuff I’m sure you’ve all seen the stories on
I’m sure you’ve all seen the stories on
I’m sure you’ve all seen the stories on TV of the people that are too sick to
TV of the people that are too sick to
TV of the people that are too sick to make it the people where they switch off
make it the people where they switch off
make it the people where they switch off the life support machines well in real
the life support machines well in real
the life support machines well in real life that’s my job I’m the guy that has
life that’s my job I’m the guy that has
life that’s my job I’m the guy that has to make that decision
to make that decision
to make that decision I’m the guy that pulls the plug and it’s
I’m the guy that pulls the plug and it’s
I’m the guy that pulls the plug and it’s heartbreaking it never ever gets any
heartbreaking it never ever gets any
heartbreaking it never ever gets any easier and having that conversation with
easier and having that conversation with
easier and having that conversation with those families it’s really hard because
those families it’s really hard because
those families it’s really hard because so often I know that person could have
so often I know that person could have
so often I know that person could have survived if someone had just pulled the
survived if someone had just pulled the
survived if someone had just pulled the face if someone had just done CPR if
face if someone had just done CPR if
face if someone had just done CPR if someone had just spent a few minutes
someone had just spent a few minutes
someone had just spent a few minutes learning a superpower I don’t want the
learning a superpower I don’t want the
learning a superpower I don’t want the next family that I speak to to be yours
next family that I speak to to be yours
next family that I speak to to be yours because the truth is all of us are going
because the truth is all of us are going
because the truth is all of us are going to be in that situation one day all of
to be in that situation one day all of
to be in that situation one day all of us are going to have to call an
us are going to have to call an
us are going to have to call an ambulance
ambulance
ambulance but the good news is I know that someone
but the good news is I know that someone
but the good news is I know that someone in this room is going to remember to
in this room is going to remember to
in this room is going to remember to pull a face someone in this room is
pull a face someone in this room is
pull a face someone in this room is going to do CPR someone in this room is
going to do CPR someone in this room is
going to do CPR someone in this room is going to become a lifesaver why don’t
going to become a lifesaver why don’t
going to become a lifesaver why don’t you make sure that someone is you
you make sure that someone is you
you make sure that someone is you [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] you
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